<p>A 65-year-old self-styled godman was arrested on charges of illegally confining a 24-year-old married woman at his ashram and raping her for over four months at a village here, police said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The case comes close on the heels of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl.<br /><br />Mahendra Giri alias Tunnu Baba was arrested yesterday after police raided his ashram at Neelkhand village in the district and rescued the woman.<br /><br />The victim's husband and mother-in-law also lived in the ashram and they allegedly assisted Giri in the crime, police said, adding that both of them were also arrested.<br /><br />The victim got married to Vishram Banjara on May three this year, and soon after Giri began sexually assaulting her.<br /><br />A case has been registered against Giri under sections related to rape, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation of the Indian Penal Code, police added.</p>
<p>A 65-year-old self-styled godman was arrested on charges of illegally confining a 24-year-old married woman at his ashram and raping her for over four months at a village here, police said today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The case comes close on the heels of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl.<br /><br />Mahendra Giri alias Tunnu Baba was arrested yesterday after police raided his ashram at Neelkhand village in the district and rescued the woman.<br /><br />The victim's husband and mother-in-law also lived in the ashram and they allegedly assisted Giri in the crime, police said, adding that both of them were also arrested.<br /><br />The victim got married to Vishram Banjara on May three this year, and soon after Giri began sexually assaulting her.<br /><br />A case has been registered against Giri under sections related to rape, wrongful confinement and criminal intimidation of the Indian Penal Code, police added.</p>